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Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it…

— Lupita Nyong'o

Racism in our countries is a fact in that the indian is not allowed to be a politician or aspire to being head of…

— Rigoberta Menchu

We must never forget the atrocities of slavery as we continue to work towards equality.

— Al N. Green

I'm so sick and tired of hearing about slavery. You think slavery didn't exist in Africa? Even Indian tribes.

— David Duke

Slavery is the nagging, unrelenting shame of America that continues to deny the true promise of the country to too many its citizens. If…

— John Hickenlooper

Keep on complaining about slavery and that was over 40 to 50 years ago. You know, black folks need to move on.

— Ludacris

Slavery is a condition imposed upon individuals or races not sufficiently able to protect or defend themselves, and so long as a race or…

— Marcus Garvey

Although slavery may have been abolished, the crippling poison of racism still persists, and the struggle still continues.

— Harry Belafonte

“for far longer: Blacks were enslaved in this country for 244 years, from 1619 to 1863. As of 2010, they have been free for 147 years.”

— Isabel Wilkerson

The fallout from slavery is ongoing. I am not sure the issue of race in America will ever be completely solved.

— Colson Whitehead

If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe…

— Kailash Satyarthi